Achievements
2025 – Hannah Quigley has been invited to represent the IDTA in the Senior Tap TDCI National Scholarships.
2025 – Hannah Quigley was invited by the President of the IDTA to perform in her Dinner Dance Cabaret at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool.
2025 – Hannah Quigley will be continuing her training at Performers College, Nieve Davidson will be continuing her training at BTUK and Olivia Harwood will be continuing her training at Bird College.
2025 – Eleanor Welsh is TDCI Scottish Area Junior Ballet Champion.
2025 – Ava Holland and Katie Moore have both successfully auditioned for Nottingham Musical Theatre Associates.
2025 – Eleanor Welsh and Esme Cawkwell have both successfully auditioned for Northern Ballet Senior Associate Programme.
2025 – Anya Tumia is in the Miss Dance of Great Britain 2025 Final after winning the Spring Dance Festival heat.
2025 – Violet Gilbert has successfully auditioned for SMB Company’s Programme.
2025 – Eleanor Welsh and Esme Cawkwell have both successfully auditioned for Yorkshire Ballet Seminars Summer Residential Course.
2025 – Ava Holland is the West End Calling Audience Winner.
2025 – Lily Anderson won the Supreme Title at East Coast Dance Festival.
2025 – Hannah Quigley won the IDTA Theatre Dance Awards Tap Performers class.
2025 – Katie Moore is North East Open Vocal Champion.
2024 – Libby Hall won the Supreme Title at East Coast Dance Festival.
2024 – Elena Davidson won Barbara Sharples International Choreographic Award.
2024 – Grace McCrindle represented the IDTA in the Junior Modern TDCI National Scholarships.
2024 – Libby Donnelly is in the Miss Dance of Great Britain 2024 Final after winning the Spring Dance Festival heat.
2024 – Eleanor Welsh and Esme Cawkwell have both successfully auditioned for Yorkshire Ballet Seminars Summer Residential Course.
2024 – Rayanah Baruani has received an offer to train full time at Bird College.
2024 – Katie Moore is the Infant Overall IDTA Tyneside Bursary winner and Charlotte Turnbull is the Infant Theatre IDTA Tyneside Bursary winner.
2024 – Freya Mitchinson and Grace McCrindle are the Junior Overall IDTA Tyneside Bursary winners and Eleanor Welsh is the Junior Theatre IDTA Tyneside Bursary winner.
2024 – Anya Tumia and Libby Smith are the Senior Overall IDTA Tyneside Bursary winners, Hannah Quigley is the Senior Ballet IDTA Tyneside Bursary winner and Libby Donnelly is the Senior Theatre IDTA Tyneside Bursary winner.
2024 – Anya Tumia won the IDTA Theatre Dance Awards Tap Grades class.
2024 – Eleanor Welsh is Intermediate Ballet Champion at LA Talent North East.
2024 – Anya Tumia is Senior Ballet and Senior Lyrical Champion at LA Talent North East.
2024 – Libby Donnelly & Libby Smith both received offers to train full time at Bird College, Performers College and Wilkes Academy. Libby Donnelly has accepted her place at Bird College and Libby Smith has accepted her place at Performers College.
2023 – Anya Tumia is SA Senior Lyrical Champion.
2023 – Libby Smith is SA Senior Modern Champion.
2023 – Libby Smith is in the Miss Dance of Great Britain 2024 Final after winning the Workington Musical Festival heat.
2023 – Nieve Davidson has successfully auditioned for SMB Company’s Senior Programme.
2023 – Owen Clark has successfully auditioned for Northern Ballet’s Senior Associate Programme.
2023 – Nieve Davidson is Senior Ballet Champion at LA Talent North East Championship.
2023 – Jemma Quigley is Senior Jazz Champion at Motion Studio’s Choreography Championship.
2023 – Libby Smith has successfully auditioned to be a CYD Dance Star Company Member.
2022 – Libby Smith is the Sunderland Senior Lyrical Champion.
2022 – Libby Smith is in the Miss Dance of Great Britain 2023 Final after winning the Workington Musical Festival heat.
2022 – Lara Sky Wisby has successfully auditioned for the role of Shprintze in WEOS production of Fiddler on the Roof at Tyne Theatre, Newcastle.
2022 – Faith Bowron has successfully auditioned for the degree course at Bird College, London.
2022 – Anya Tumia is Junior Lyrical Champion at Motion Studio’s Choreography Championship.
2022 – Lara Sky Wisby is awarded the NODA Youth Rising Star Award following her performance as Gretl in Sound of Music.
2022 – Cody Martin is awarded the NODA Councillors District Award for ‘Rising Star’ following his performance as Michael in Elf the Musical.
2022 – Willow Mitchinson successfully auditioned for Royal Ballet Junior Associates Programme.
2022 – Libby Smith is in the TDCI World Performer Final after winning the Tees Valley Heat.
2022 – Libby Donnelly is in the Miss Dance of Great Britain Final after winning the Whit Festival heat.
2022 – Champions of the CYD Junior Regionals in Newcastle.
2022 – Eleanor Welsh successfully auditioned for Royal Ballet Mid-Associates Programme to continue her training.
2022 – Libby Smith is awarded the Pam Tidmarsh Award at the IDTA Theatre Awards after placing runner-up in the Modern Grades class.
2022 – Libby Smith is the Senior Theatre IDTA Tyneside Bursary winner and Hannah Quigley is the Senior Overall IDTA Tyneside Bursary winner.
2022 – Nieve Davidson is the Junior Ballet IDTA Tyneside Bursary winner and Anya Tumia & Lily Anderson are the Junior Overall IDTA Tyneside Bursary winners.
2022 – Willow Mitchinson is the Infant Ballet IDTA Tyneside Bursary winner and Bea Penny is the Infant Theatre IDTA Tyneside Bursary winner.
2022 – Anya Tumia is Junior Ballet Champion at Motion Studio’s Choreography Championship.
2022 – Luke Fairless has successfully auditioned for Urdang Degree Course.
2021 – Eleanor Welsh was successful in making it the semi-finals for White Lodge Royal Ballet School.
2021 – Libby Smith is the Senior Supreme Winner at LA Stage Festival.
2021 – Cody Martin was successful in auditioning for the part of Michael in Elf the Musical at Tyne Theatre, Newcastle.
2021 – Libby Smith is awarded the most outstanding competitor at UKDCC Sheffield as well as placing 1st in the 14-15 Commercial section.
2021 – Faith Bowron has been accepted onto the Foundation Course at Bird College, London.
2021 – Sophie Reddy has been accepted on the Musical Theatre course at Edge Hill University.
2021 – Libby Smith is awarded the Bill Tasker Award for Theatre Craft at the 2021 IDTA Theatre Dance Awards.
2021 – Libby Smith is 14-15 Ballet Champion in The British Dance Performers Championship.
2021 – Libby Donnelly won 15-17 Most Promising Competitor in Southern Dance Class Awards.
2021 – Owen Clark won 11-12 Performance Award in Southern Dance Class Awards.
2021 – Libby Smith won Southern Dance Class Awards 13-14 Lyrical/Contemporary and 13-14 Most Promising Competitor.
2021 – Eleanor Welsh successfully auditioned for Royal Ballet Junior Associates Programme.
2020 – Owen Clark won the UKDCC 11-13 Boys Only Broadway Jazz Class Virtual Championship.
2020 – Sophie Reddy was chosen to feature on the IDTA Anthem Video.
2020 – Lara Wisby was successful in securing the place of Gretl and Lily Wallace and Ruby Nicholson both secured the part of Marta in WEOS performance of The Sound of Music at the Tyne Theatre, Newcastle.
2020 – Luke Fairless won the IDTA Theatre Dance Award in Tap Performers, Theatre Craft Performers and the Ken Dodd Award in Tap and will represent the IDTA in the TDCI Scholarships in Performers Ballet & Performers Tap.
2020 – Libby Smith won the UKDCC 12-13 Modern Class Championship.
2019 – Olivia Emson successfully auditioned for Tap Attack associates programme.
2019 – Olivia Emson has successfully auditioned for CENTRE FOR ADVANCED TRAINING (CAT) course and will commence in September 2019.
2019 – Olivia Emson wins the Junior ‘Overall’ IDTA Tyneside Bursary, Libby Donnelly wins the Junior ‘Ballet’ IDTA Tyneside Bursary and Libby Smith wins the Junior ‘Modern Jazz’ IDTA Tyneside Bursary.
2019 – Sophie Reddy wins the Senior ‘Overall’ IDTA Tyneside Bursary.
2019 – Bethany Whittle receives a contract as a Resort Director for TED Productions.
2019 – Luke Fairless is awarded the Veronica Tweedle Award after receiving runner up in the Ballet Grades class at the IDTA Theatre Dance Awards.
2019 – Kathryn Hitchcock receives a contract working as a performer on P&O’s Oriana Cruise Ship.
2018 – Libby Smith receives a place on Denman’s Theatre Associate programme.
2018 – Kady Martin receives Overall Vocal Award at NE Dance Live.
2018 – Luke Fairless receives a boarding place and a full MDS Scholarship to study full time at Tring Park School for Performing Arts.
2018 – Olivia Emson receives a place to train on Hammond’s associates programme.
2018 – Samantha Varty receives a contract working as Dance Captain onboard the new Thomson Marella cruiseline.
2017 – Hannah Elliott played the principal role of Jennifer in ‘Paint Your Wagon’ at the Tyne Theatre, Newcastle.
2017 – Elena Davidson & Luke Fairless were offered a place on ‘Got to Dance’ Star Lukas Macfarlane’s SEEDs programme in London commencing in October 2017.
2017 – Kady Martin received the National Operatic and Dramatic Association Youth Award for the North East Region for her role as Susan in White Christmas.
2017 – Olivia Emson receives a place on Denman’s musical theatre associate programme.
2017 – Kady Martin was successful in securing the lead role of Annie at the Tyne Theatre, Newcastle.
2017 – Olivia Emson wins the ‘overall’ Junior IDTA Tyneside Bursary & Kady Martin wins the ‘Ballet’ Junior IDTA Tyneside Bursary.
2017 – Elena Davidson wins the ‘overall’ Senior IDTA Tyneside Bursary & Luke Fairless wins the ‘Ballet’ Senior IDTA Tyneside Bursary.
2017 – Kathryn Hitchcock receives her first contact starring as ‘Ali’ in Mamma Mia onboard Carribean Cruises.
2017 – Elena Davidson wins the Theatre Craft Grades at the IDTA Theatre Dance Awards.
2016 – Kathryn Hitchcock graduates from Bird College with a 1st Class Honours degree and is awarded the prestigious ‘Doreen Bird’ Award.
2016 – Samantha Varty began working in Disneyland Paris’ production of ‘Mickey & The Magician’.
2016 – Olivia Dixon commences at Sage Academy full time, studying Performing Arts.
2015 – Samantha Varty receives her first professional contact with P&O Cruises Australia.
2015 – Hannah Elliott was awarded the National Operatic and Dramatic Association ‘Rising Star’ award for the North East Region.
2014 – Kathryn Hitchcock began training at Bird College, after securing herself a place on the degree course.
2013 – Nicola Robertson plays Maria in Sound Of Music at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle.
2012 – Samantha Varty performs in the Miss Dance of Great Britain Final.
2012 – Samantha Varty receives a full DADA scholarship to study full-time at Bird College.
2011 – Bethany Whittle is crowned Miss Dance of Great Britain.